Volatile Element

Indicates whether the task is automatically disabled every time Windows starts.

<xs:element name="Volatile"
    type="xsd:boolean"
    maxOccurs="1"
    minOccurs="0"
    default="false"
 />

The Volatile element is defined by the settingsType complex type.

Parent element

Element Derived from Description
Settings Contains the settings that the Task Scheduler uses to perform the task.

Remarks

For C++ programming, this idle setting is specified using the ITaskSettings3::Volatile property.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client
Windows 8 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
Windows Server 2012 [desktop apps only]

See also

Task Scheduler Schema Elements

Task Scheduler